Unit-IV; Professional Sales Representative (PSR).pptx
Emotional intelligence and information literacy: How cognitive biases interferes with motivation and skill development - Macklin
1. Emotional intelligence and information literacy:
How cognitive bias interferes with motivation
and skill development
Alexis Smith Macklin, PhD
Dean of the Library
Purdue University, Fort Wayne
macklina@ipfw.edu
2. • Past experiences and prior
knowledge
• Personal beliefs and opinions
• Motivation to learn more
Things that interfere with information literacy
skill development . . .
And why is this important . . .
3. • Triggers an emotional
response
• Plays into pre-existing
beliefs
• Allows us to jump to
conclusions
4. • Conservative Christian families
• First-generation
• Average SAT – 1445
• Requires financial aid
• Works full-time
• White
• About ½ male/female
• Slightly older than
traditional aged
Who are our students?
10. Behaviourism –
Stimulus and response
Cognitive Learning –
Memory and cognition
Constructivism –
Experience and knowledge
11. Instructional Design
• Introduce stimuli
• Present controversial
information
• Examine thought process
• Evaluate experienceMayer and Salovey (1997)
12. • Understand• Manage
• Use• Perceive
Introduce some
stimuli to
evoke emotion
Use emotional
response to
examine bias
and gather new
information
Examine
thought
process for
evaluating new
information
Incorporate
new
understandings
into knowledge
base
16. What were you thinking . . . ???
• Accepted arguments at face value if
they aligned with values/beliefs
• Dismissed information that was
ambiguous or had no personal
relevance to them
• Remained inflexible after making a
judgement
17. Money was not an incentive:
• Inconsistent follow through
• Low response rate on SAILS
• Missed deadlines
Intrinsic motivation worked:
• Interest in the topic
• Need to be right
• Feedback
19. • Reflection = better judgement
(moved from perceptual to evaluative)
• Awareness = improved understanding of biases in
evaluation process
• Motivation = increased knowledge base
EI for IL Instructional Design
20. Thank you for your interest in this topic!
Thoughts or questions?
Want more information?
Connect with me:
alexius@purdue.edu
asmacklin@gmail.com